Back at Ye Mansion.
Dugu Yan vividly told Ye Liuli about Xu Hanfeng's astounding display of power.
"Xiao Feng is that strong?"
Ye Liuli's red lips parted slightly in surprise.
Though she was not a battle-type Soul Master, she knew plenty about them.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was known as the number one Beast Martial Soul in the world, yet a Soul Elder with such a Martial Soul had been utterly crushed by Xiao Feng, a mere Soul Master.
That was far too exaggerated.
"Yes, little brother really is impressive."
Ye Lingling chuckled.
Seeing how happy Ye Lingling was, Ye Liuli felt much more at ease.
When she had originally allowed Xu Hanfeng to stay... Ye Liuli had mainly had three reasons.
First, it was to repay his kindness.
Second, Xu Hanfeng was exceptionally talented. Given time, he might become a Title Douluo. The favor of a Title Douluo would be immensely important to the Ye Family.
Third, it was for Ye Lingling's sake.
Because Ye Lingling needed to awaken the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, her grandmother had voluntarily sought death. It had become the pain of her life.
As a result, she had closed off her heart in the past and become extremely aloof.
She no longer had any of her former liveliness, which saddened Ye Liuli greatly. She had always feared that something might happen to Ye Lingling.
But now, that problem had improved considerably.
With Xiao Feng around, Lingling was in a better mood, and her heart was gradually opening up.
It was a pity their age difference was a little too large.
Otherwise, what a wonderful match they would make.
Repaying a life-saving grace with a lifetime together—there was nothing wrong with that.
"Xiao Feng, you've fought for so long. Go get some rest."
"Okay, Aunt Ye."
The three of them arrived in the backyard.
"Sister Lingling, do you have any money?" Xu Hanfeng asked.
"Xiao Feng, what do you need money for?" Dugu Yan immediately asked.
She felt that Xu Hanfeng must have an important reason for asking for money. After all, the little guy was clever, and living in the Ye Family meant he did not really need money for anything.
"To buy Whale Rubber."
Xu Hanfeng planned to improve his physique.
Although he had been cultivating the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, cultivation was rather slow without resources.
The higher his Soul Ring Age, the more useful it would be for Sister Ya and the Soul Skill Cards, so naturally, the higher his Soul Ring Age could be, the better.
At present, absorbing a Soul Ring over a thousand years old would definitely not be a problem for him, but every little improvement counted.
"What?! Whale Rubber? You brat, have you gone crazy?" Dugu Yan reached out and touched Xu Hanfeng's forehead.
"You don't have a fever. What nonsense are you talking about? Is Whale Rubber something a child like you should eat?"
Heaven Dou Royal Academy was, after all, an academy for nobles, and it had plenty of messy affairs within it.
Dugu Yan knew about things like Whale Rubber as well.
Ye Lingling remained fairly calm. "Xiao Feng, what do you need Whale Rubber for?"
"Body tempering!"
Xu Hanfeng was somewhat speechless as he pulled Dugu Yan's hand away.
"Body tempering?"
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling looked at each other, both of them utterly confused.
Wasn't that something for boosting virility? It could temper the body too?
"Of course. The stronger our physiques, the older the Soul Rings we can absorb. For the sake of my second Soul Ring, naturally I need to start tempering my body."
"Whale Rubber may have some special effects, but it can also strengthen the physique."
Xu Hanfeng spoke seriously.
He was far too poor. He did not even have a hundred Gold Soul Coins left in his pockets.
"Alright, we'll try it when the time comes."
Ye Lingling nodded. If it was true, she and Yan Yan could use it too, and their third Soul Rings could be stronger when the time came.
"Lingling, you believe him just like that?" Dugu Yan knew Xu Hanfeng was clever, but Whale Rubber being able to temper the body was far too absurd.
"Sister Yan, you need to use it even more. You're about to reach level thirty."
Xu Hanfeng rolled his eyes. Once you get addicted to it, you'll be rushing to give me money.
"Fine, fine. We'll try it, then."
Seeing how serious Xu Hanfeng was, Dugu Yan nodded as well.
"Lingling, let's go. We'll buy it ourselves."
"This... isn't that inappropriate?"
Ye Lingling's pretty face flushed slightly. They were both still unmarried young women, yet they were going to buy such a thing.
What if someone they knew saw them? That would be awful.
"What are you afraid of?"
Dugu Yan directly dragged Ye Lingling away.
Xu Hanfeng shrugged, preparing for his once-a-day grand card-drawing ceremony.
Whoosh—
"Temporary Soul Bone Card. Not bad, it'll be useful."
"One-time Soul Skill Card, an Amplification Type? Not bad."
With Xu Hanfeng's current Soul Power, he could draw quite a few cards.
But the chance of Permanent Cards truly was extremely low.
It was even lower than those five-star characters from his previous life.
If this were made into a game, people would have cursed it to death long ago.
"One last ten-pull, give me something good."
Wow!
Red!
Xu Hanfeng looked at the card with red borders in his hand, and a wildly delighted expression appeared on his face.
"It's actually a permanent Level Four Soul Tool."
The permanent Level Four Soul Tool Xu Hanfeng had obtained was called the Six-barreled Small Soul Cannon.
This kind of Soul Tool was among the stronger Level Four Soul Tools.
It excelled most at firepower coverage.
It was a Soul Tool with extremely obvious strengths and weaknesses.
Its advantages were powerful burst damage, broad coverage, and extremely high attack power.
Its weakness was that it consumed far too much Soul Power.
A Level Four Soul Engineer could only use it for five minutes at most.
Fortunately, this was a card, so he could use it without becoming a Soul Engineer.
But with Xu Hanfeng's current level seventeen Soul Power, he could only use it for around ten seconds.
For Xu Hanfeng right now, ten seconds could still deal a great deal of damage.
This showed that his Martial Soul possessed an extremely powerful ability to fight across major realms.
Whether Character Cards or Soul Skill Weapon Cards, they were all like this.
As long as he had enough Soul Power, he could use Nine-ring Soul Skills and Level Nine Soul Tools.
Ridiculously powerful.
"Lingling, I asked around. This is the shop that sells Whale Rubber. They supposedly even have Thousand Year Whale Jelly."
Dugu Yan looked around and spoke softly.
"Mm..." Ye Lingling's voice was as faint as a mosquito's. Her face was already red beyond red.
She even kept her head lowered. If there were a hole in the ground, Ye Lingling would probably crawl straight into it.
The two arrived in front of the shop.
"What would you two like?" the clerk asked with a smile.
"Ahem... um, do you sell Whale Rubber here?" Even a bold girl like Dugu Yan could not help blushing after saying it.
"Uh..." The clerk was startled upon hearing that, his gaze filled with surprise.
"Do you have it or not?" Dugu Yan shouted bashfully.
"Yes!"
The clerk immediately turned around, muttering in confusion under his breath, "Do girls this young need something like that?"
"And isn't this supposed to be for men?"
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were Soul Masters, so their hearing was excellent.
They heard every word the clerk said.
The two were mortified, their ears turning completely red.
We should have just let Xiao Feng come himself.
What were two young women doing here?
Ye Lingling looked resentfully at Dugu Yan.
Dugu Yan felt somewhat awkward, since she had been the one who insisted they come.
"Huh, Yan Yan, and Miss Lingling too. What are you doing here?"